Bill Text: TX HCR74 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring pregnancy care centers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-16 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HCR74 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR74-Introduced.html
| 82R7328 BPG-D | ||
| By: Landtroop | H.C.R. No. 74 | |
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| WHEREAS, Pregnancy care centers serve women in Texas and | ||
| across the United States with integrity and compassion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, more than 2,500 pregnancy care centers around | ||
| the country provide comprehensive care to women and men facing | ||
| unplanned pregnancies; these facilities offer resources to meet | ||
| physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs, including | ||
| such free services as pregnancy tests, confidential peer | ||
| counseling, 24-hour telephone hotlines, childbirth and parenting | ||
| classes, and referrals to community, health care, and other support | ||
| services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many medical pregnancy care centers offer | ||
| ultrasounds and other forms of medical attention; in addition to | ||
| information on adoption and adoption referrals, other resources are | ||
| provided for women who choose childbirth over abortion, and | ||
| pregnancy care centers encourage women to make positive life | ||
| choices by equipping them with complete and accurate information | ||
| regarding their pregnancy options and the development of their | ||
| unborn children; the centers promote infant health by ensuring that | ||
| expectant mothers receive prenatal information and appropriate | ||
| services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among other services, pregnancy care centers may | ||
| provide grief counseling for women and men who regret past choices | ||
| they have made; the mission of a pregnancy care center may also | ||
| encompass the teaching of abstinence education in public schools in | ||
| order to prevent unplanned pregnancies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pregnancy care centers rely primarily on the | ||
| generosity of donors and volunteers who are committed to meeting | ||
| the needs of women and promoting and protecting life; at the same | ||
| time, federal and state governments have increasingly come to | ||
| recognize the value of the services provided by these centers and to | ||
| designate public funds to support their efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the Lone Star State and across our nation, | ||
| pregnancy care centers have a considerable and growing positive | ||
| impact, and it is indeed fitting to honor their contributions; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby recognize pregnancy care centers for their vital endeavors | ||
| and commend all those associated with these facilities for their | ||
| dedication. | ||
